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  • RustyNCa
    Super-Experienced
    • May 31 2007
    • 1370
    #1

    My 29 Model A,

    Here is the ol Model A now....







    Now that you have seen what it looks like, I am planning on having some graphics and pin striping done to it....We aren't changing the body color, just adding the graphics and pin striping so I am not sure why the Artist TomCat shows the body in a different color.

    I am very curious to hear your thoughts on the car and style, I am leaning toward the reverse 4 scallop scheme.

    We are also trying to come up with a name for her. Note it has lots of Acme Beer items on the car already....

    So far suggestions have been

    The speakeasy special
    Blind Pig
    Ratskeeller or Rathskeller
    Beer Slinger


    Here are the renderings...






    And some photoshop work by a guy over on KillBillit.


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    • Anders
      Super-Experienced
      • Jan 19 2008
      • 2213
      #2
      That is one brutal rod. It give me hughe "M U S T have something like that!" feeling right down my stomach.
      I would vote for the top scallop scetch, where the upper scallop is the longest. In my opinion, it make it more evil that the others.
      And I wouldn´t be able to find a cooler name myself than "Beer Slinger"

      Realy nice picture when this rusty rod is on that clean drive.
      The braking light is sooo spot on!!
      Last edited by Anders; July 3, 2010, 05:02 PM.
      sigpic..."Lil darling Ruth":)
      http://www.tbirdregistry.com/#33158

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        • JohnG
          John
          • Jul 28 2003
          • 2341
          #3
          Awesome!!!

          Love it!!!

          Envious!!

          Speakeasy Special. Mount an aluminum drum on the rear of the car with "Hootch" written on it.

          A couple Ed Roth Ratfink decals . . .


          John
          1958 Hardtop
          #8452 TBird Registry
          http://tbird.info/registry/DataSheet...r~equals~8452)

          photo: http://www.squarebirds.org/users/joh...d_June2009.jpg
          history:
          http://www.squarebirds.org/users/johng/OCC.htm

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            • Anders
              Super-Experienced
              • Jan 19 2008
              • 2213
              #4
              Here is another favorite of mine.


              and I love the gas pedal!


              from a Ludwig drum set....
              http://www.streetrodderweb.com/featu.../photo_01.html
              sigpic..."Lil darling Ruth":)
              http://www.tbirdregistry.com/#33158

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                • Guest
                  #5
                  Looks good, but ...

                  The distributor is in the wrong place. Mike

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                    • scumdog
                      Super-Experienced

                      • May 12 2006
                      • 1528
                      #6
                      Originally posted by gaffney1951
                      The distributor is in the wrong place. Mike
                      I tend to lean that way too - motor is too 'ethical'
                      A Thunderbirder from the Land of the Long White Cloud.

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                        • tbird430
                          Super-Experienced
                          • Jun 18 2007
                          • 2648
                          #7
                          Okay, I'm the odd ball.

                          I vote for the flame job....
                          sigpic
                          The 1960 Ford Thunderbird. The WORLD'S most wanted car....

                          VTCI Member#6287.

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                            • Anders
                              Super-Experienced
                              • Jan 19 2008
                              • 2213
                              #8
                              Me and my graphic designer at work discussed the paintjob this morning. We booth liked the upper proposal, but are not sure we would go over the firewall with the graphics. Perhaps let it flow more rear and put the ACME Beer on the firewall-front part. However, we thought it would be interesting to mask the pattern you want and sandblast the outline. Not to shiny, but half-ways so to say, and then just give it some oil or wax for protection.
                              sigpic..."Lil darling Ruth":)
                              http://www.tbirdregistry.com/#33158

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                                • fomoco59
                                  Super-Experienced
                                  • Jun 10 2005
                                  • 729
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by gaffney1951
                                  The distributor is in the wrong place. Mike
                                  Good One, Mike. I don't think many understood that comment.
                                  sigpic
                                  Mike Lemmon
                                  '59 Raven Black Hardtop

                                  http://www.tbirdregistry.com/viewdat...tryNumber=2461

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                                    • JohnG
                                      John
                                      • Jul 28 2003
                                      • 2341
                                      #10
                                      I was gonna make a comment about the FE motor being in backwards but decided to keep it to myself . . .
                                      1958 Hardtop
                                      #8452 TBird Registry
                                      http://tbird.info/registry/DataSheet...r~equals~8452)

                                      photo: http://www.squarebirds.org/users/joh...d_June2009.jpg
                                      history:
                                      http://www.squarebirds.org/users/johng/OCC.htm

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                                        • RustyNCa
                                          Super-Experienced
                                          • May 31 2007
                                          • 1370
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by JohnG
                                          I was gonna make a comment about the FE motor being in backwards but decided to keep it to myself . . .
                                          , Well, I have a couple 352s laying around and yeah, I have that thought on my agenda, but I need to figure out if a big block will fit where a sbc has been installed.

                                          Also how much of a size difference is there between a C6 and a Turbo 350?

                                          I have an Edlebrock 3x2 manifold but I would really like to find a 6x2 setup. I have heard they are out there, found an add for one that sold for $400.

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                                            • RustyNCa
                                              Super-Experienced
                                              • May 31 2007
                                              • 1370
                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by Anders
                                              Me and my graphic designer at work discussed the paintjob this morning. We booth liked the upper proposal, but are not sure we would go over the firewall with the graphics. Perhaps let it flow more rear and put the ACME Beer on the firewall-front part. However, we thought it would be interesting to mask the pattern you want and sandblast the outline. Not to shiny, but half-ways so to say, and then just give it some oil or wax for protection.
                                              Yeah, we aren't going over the firewall with it, but it may be up on the cowl of the car.

                                              Interesting about the sandblasting, so you mean the edge we show in white, etc. would be in a shiny bare metal right?

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                                                • Anders
                                                  Super-Experienced
                                                  • Jan 19 2008
                                                  • 2213
                                                  #13
                                                  Originally posted by RustyNCa
                                                  Yeah, we aren't going over the firewall with it, but it may be up on the cowl of the car.

                                                  Interesting about the sandblasting, so you mean the edge we show in white, etc. would be in a shiny bare metal right?
                                                  Bare metal. Just not to shiny. Only enough to give it a contrast line.

                                                  My mistake: I said Firewall, but ment cowl as it change shape so dramaticly from the side. On a car like this, less is more. I would concider having the ACME Beer logo on the cowl instead. Or perhaps 4 aces ( cards ), or a pinup girl, or a....
                                                  Last edited by Anders; July 6, 2010, 11:42 PM.
                                                  sigpic..."Lil darling Ruth":)
                                                  http://www.tbirdregistry.com/#33158

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                                                    • RustyNCa
                                                      Super-Experienced
                                                      • May 31 2007
                                                      • 1370
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by Anders
                                                      Bare metal. Just not to shiny. Only enough to give it a contrast line.

                                                      My mistake: I said Firewall, but ment cowl as it change shape so dramaticly from the side. On a car like this, less is more. I would concider having the ACME Beer logo on the cowl instead. Or perhaps 4 aces ( cards ), or a pinup girl, or a....
                                                      Or I suppose the ACME pinup girls, they used these three in their advertising campaigns back in the day.





                                                      What do you think of this one?

                                                      Last edited by RustyNCa; July 7, 2010, 12:05 PM.

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                                                        • RustyNCa
                                                          Super-Experienced
                                                          • May 31 2007
                                                          • 1370
                                                          #15
                                                          Originally posted by JohnG
                                                          Awesome!!!

                                                          Love it!!!

                                                          Envious!!

                                                          Speakeasy Special. Mount an aluminum drum on the rear of the car with "Hootch" written on it.

                                                          A couple Ed Roth Ratfink decals . . .



                                                          John
                                                          Actually we are talking about using some of the "dead" space in the trunk to make a place to carry a mini keg in an iced bucket type deal, run some plumbing to the interior and mount a real functioning tap on the back wall..... I have a very old tap with a tap head for either POS Beer or Pabst.



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